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CXXXI.

Sleights. Præstigiæ.

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The _Tumbler_, 1. maketh several _Shows_ by the nimbleness of his body, walking to and fro on his hands, _Præstigiator_, 1. facit varia _Spectacula_, volubilitate corporis, deambulando _manibus_, leaping through a _Hoop_, 2. &c. saliendo per _Circulum_, 2. &c.

Sometimes also he _danceth_, 4. having on a Vizzard. Interdum etiam _tripudiat_, 4. Larvatus.

The _Jugler_, 3. sheweth _sleights_, out of a _Purse_. _Agyrta_, 3. facit _præstigias_ è _Marsupio_.

The _Rope-dancer_, 5. goeth and danceth upon a _Rope_, _Funambulus_, 5. graditur & saltat super _Funem_, holdeth a _Poise_, 6. in his hand; or hangeth himself by the _hand_ or _foot_, 7. &c. tenens _Halterem_, 6. manu; aut suspendit se _manu_ vel _pede_, 7. &c.